I think he's mostly retired and Tippett Studios is barely around, though he did make Mad God a few years back and Tippett Studios did some stop motion stuff for Pixar recently too. Also the his company filed for bankruptcy and was bought out by an Indian effects company a few months back.
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I've seen movie making folks being called out for saying "we didn't use CGI, it was all practical" when, in fact, just about everything was CGI.
Part of that is actors not knowing that the practical thing they shot was going to get a veneer of CGI. Another part is just hubris and pandering to the overcritical haters who howl at "CGI" regardless of whether it was done well or poorly.
AFAIK, no LucasFilm content trotted out the "no CGI" bull. First, ILM is part of LucasFilm, and I'm sure they'd love to toot what ILM can do. And second, LucasFilm loves their 'behind the scenes' documentaries showing off things like "The Volume" and all their CGI work (as well as some practical, which they still do alongside CGI).
See here for background:
Movielover
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Watched those last week. The Barbie stuff blew my mind that they would go so far as change behind the scenes shots to perpetuate that narrative.
erasure fan1
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If Disney didn't take some serious notes from fallout, shame on them. That show was better than all the marvel and star wars shows. Except mando season 1 and 2, and I'd say they were equal. Almost everyone on that show talked about how much they loved the games and wanted to stay as true to the source material as they possibly could. They didn't want to make their version of fallout. They wanted a true extension of fallout that felt like it was pulled right out of that universe. And it didn't matter if you knew the source material or not, anyone could enjoy it.
Sirwalterraleigh
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I have been reading Howard kazanjian’s book and watching the Star Wars docu on peacock…
It jogged my memory
boundingintocomics.com
It jogged my memory
‘Star Wars’ Editor Marcia Lucas Slams Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Sequel Trilogy: ‘They Don’t Get It’
Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor of the original "Star Wars," criticizes Disney's sequel trilogy.
variety.com
Star Wars Producer Howard Kazanjian Decimates Rian Johnson, J.J. Abrams And Lucasfilm's Sequel Trilogy: "They Didn't Understand The Story"
Star Wars producer Howard Kazanjian completely decimated The Walt Disney Company's handling of the sequel trilogy noting that the filmmakers behind The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi "didn't understand the story."
boundingintocomics.com
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
To continue to blame 5 guys in the basement for a drop off in interest, sales and a studio that can’t figure out which way it’s spinning is beyond their power.
Their only confirmed movie project is a franchise that has already run its course on stream.
Taking odds on that one?
But we Can all talk next week about the newest “series-ette”…at least
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Winning an Oscar takes a lot out of a man
Phroobar
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Willmark
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Next week is going to be interesting. So far this feels very The Marvels in the run up. By this I mean Disney’s carefully curated early reviewers are raving about the product. (Of course they are, they want to get invited back and keep their jobs.)
Meanwhile the trailers got downvoted into oblivion.
Of course this will all be the fault of the fans not those who push this stuff out.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The buzz is very negative or nonexistent
Willmark
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I’ve been following along and observing.
As for myself I’m still stuck in Season 3 of the Mandolorian. I’m right at the part where it you know, stops being about the main character. It’s weird there is a lot of parallels with season 3 of the Witcher.
Got through Book of Bobba Fett and still have Obi Wan to watch. I wince at that one because he’s my favorite character outside of R2.
It’s not like I’m not giving Disney SW a chance but it’s getting to the point that if you disagree with them you’re labeled a “hater?”
How about its legitimate criticisms that outside of Force Awakens, Solo and Rogue One? Disney has not done well and is getting worse and worse.
We’ll see if the Acolyte reverses this trend or continues it. Suffice to say I’m not hopeful.
The High Republic film with Daisy Ridley has my interest but again I’m not giving Disney any benefit of the doubt based on their track record.
Lastly I’ve never read outside of maybe one book from the EU and have not watched Clone Wars. So I’m not that deep into the fandom as some. But to do the sequels to kill off the three main characters one by one in pathetic ways? (Of course their hand was forced with Carrie Fisher’s death.)
But back to topic? The Acolyte is apparently taking nods from TLJ? The most devisive film in the franchise which is the fault line on the fandom?
I don’t see how this turns out well.
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erasure fan1
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Unfortunately that's how it goes now a days. Especially in the Disney fandom. If you don't agree with all of it, you are just hating on Disney and want to see them fail. It's pretty sad really.
Jedijax719
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Well that's absolutely 100% fake news. Nice try, Trolley McTroll. It's been getting rave reviews thank you very much.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Blaming fans for bad product has unfortunately become as big of a part of Star Wars legacy as the lightsaber at this point
Care to back that BS up? Let’s see it
Or are we already in denial mode?
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
And here we go…the smokescreen machine just happened to roll out in the last 24 hours
Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy Says ‘A Lot of Women’ in ‘Star Wars’ Struggle With Fan Attacks ‘Because of the Fan Base Being So Male Dominated’
Kathleen Kennedy is aware that women in the "Star Wars" universe often get attacked because the fandom is mostly dominated by men.
variety.com
Hawkeye_2018
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Really interested to see the reviews coming. I have low expectations and probably wont watch until all episodes are released. I just really want Andor to get here soon!
_caleb
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I'm not sure I understand this criticism. Do you think Bo Katan isn't a good character? Do you think every episode should only focus on Mando?
I thought it was a good story. Just a glimpse into what Obi Wan was going through/doing during his exile. I found it to be told in a very Starwarsy sort of way, but apparently that's not what people are looking for anymore.
I think a "hater" is someone who's super grumpy about all modern/Disney Star Wars, who pre-judges it as bad before they see it, then "hate-watches" it nitpicking for things to support their unfounded dislike of it.
Honest disagreement, on the other hand, it usually offered with some degree of nuance and acknowledgment of positives and negatives (because if you can't find at least a little bit of both, maybe you're a critic and not a fan? IDK).